Surviving all the monsters and enemies in The Zone is hard work in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, but dying was harder for player character Skif's English voice actor Alex Montyro. As the main protagonist of STALKER 2, players assume the role of Skif, who enters The Zone hoping to make enough money to start a new life, but he's quickly caught up in a conspiracy that draws him further into danger.
In an AMA on the STALKER subreddit, Montyro - TheRealSkif - answered questions about the process of creating Skif's voice and character. From drowning gurgles to screams of death, STALKER 2 developer GSC Game World had Montyro record various sounds for the myriad of ways players might die in the game. However, it wasn't until he interacted with STALKER 2 fans that he realized why he had to record so many ways Skif could die. Montryo provided fans with a lot of behind-the-scenes insight, including his approach to key scenes and the work it took to make the different sounds of Skif's potential deaths. STALKER 2 is an intense survival game, so this meant Montryo spent a lot of time in the booth dying.
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